RabbiJuliusShuback RabbiJuliusShubackof West original Beth Sholomvoted to Bloomfield, Mich., formerly of mergewith two other Conservain northwest East Chicago and Merrillville, tive congregations Ind.,passedawaySunday,Ma,rch Indiana and relocate to Hammond, Rabbi Shuback and 13,2005.Hewas83. ofthecongre' Julius Shubackwas born in approximatelyhalf Koblenz,Germany.He received gantsdecidedtoreorganizeand his earlyrabbinicalftaining at the remain in East Chicagoas B'nai Yeshivain Franldurt am Main. Sholom. In order to support the exisdied His father,JosephSchubach, of aheartattackonl(ristallnacht,tence of a synagoguein East and young Julius was forced by Chicago,the city employedRabbi the Nazisto bury his own father. Shubackin a part-time position Julius was the only member of to supplementhis congregational his immediatefamily to flee Nazi work. He served in this dual Germanyand settlein America. capacity for approximately 15 His mother and sisterdied in the yeaxs. Hereceivednumerousawards gascharnbemat Auschwitz. After a brief stayin New York, and citations for meritorious RabbiShubackmovedto Chica- work from both the northwest go, where he furtheredhis rab- IndianaJewishcommunityand binic studiesat the HebrewTheo the City of EastChicago. lo$cal College.Whilein Chicago, Rabbi Shubackis survivedby he met JewelSoloski,whom he daughterand son-in-law,Joyce ma:niedin 1943.fitey were mar- Hertz and A. J. Petrynaof Highland, Indiana;son and daughterried for 60years. The Shubacksspent most of in-law,Fred and Mindy Shuback their lives in EastChicago,Ind., of West Bloomfield, Michigan; where RabbiShubackservedas and grandchildrenAdarnRosenspirihralleaderfor Congregation bloom,R[vianHertzandMarissa, His Beth (la.ter B'nai) Sholom for JeremyandAndreaShuback wife;J'e'tr€Ig,omkiSmT6Fr6* =mefu.tO'tmryre's@O$e* was small, and he served in cededhim in deathin 2003. Ttrefuneralservicewill be at 1 nuinerousroles - rabbi, cantor, teacher,and sometimesjanitor p.m. Mondayat DownsFuneral Home,corner of Ogd€nAvenue and maintenance marl Perhapshis proudestachieve- andNorth 19thStreet,Superion Intermentwillbe atthe Superiment was the training of numerous young men and women for or HebrewCemeteryin Superior. their B'nai Mitzvot. He was the Arrangementsby HebrewMeme first Conservativerabbi in north- rial Chapelof Oak Park, Mich', westlndianatoperformBatMiE- and Downs Funeral Home of vahs. His Bar Mitzvah boys led Superior. the daveningand read'haftorahs Contributionsmaybe madeto regularlyon Shabbatmornings, the American Cancer Society, wellaftertheirBarMitzvahday. Attn: WEB, P.O. Box 102454, to the RabbiShubackwas the voice Atlanta, GA 30368-2454; of the JewishCommuniffin East PeterandDorothyBrownMemoChicago.IIe servedas a friend ry CarePavilion,6720{.M3p!e andconfidanteto the city mayors Road,WestBlootnfield,lvn'4822; and other officials. When the or to the charitypf one'schoice.
